Two Days until Transit

Yesterday I went running and boy was it hot at the Back Bay. My car said it was 90* and it was a dry heat on top of it! Both Coach Paul and I struggled but made it through... he was thinking about only doing 4 miles and in my heart I wanted to do 6! So I pushed him to 6 miles and in the end he thanked me! That was my last run before the race!

TNT ~ The number of participants are low this season and that is not too surprising considering the economy and all! I was talking to Paul during the run and he said that ONLY 7 people will be left on the team after Halloween! I hope they added wrong because that is really low! Last year he said they took 19 people to PF Changs! The difference between last year and this year also lies in the changes of TNT! They split up the 1/2 marathoners to the Spring Season and the marathoners to the Winter Season because of the length of time it takes to train for the distances... I just hope that the Spring TNT Happy Halfers equal at minimum 12 people and that our marathoners all recommit to the team by the deadline, Oct. 27th! On that note, 2 out of 7 are for the Honolulu, HI Marathon and the remaining 5 are for PF Changs... I have 3 of the 5 participants that are doing PF Changs! I hope they do recommit! This is my first time mentoring and I would love to keep my remaining mentees!

Vacation is near! I am going to be super busy the next couple days getting me ready for the trip and my dad! We leave at 8:45am and arrive at our destination at nearly 9pm! My race is at 8:30am the next day! Wish me luck on the Stump Jump run and I will have my camera so be prepared for beautiful pictures (not of me but the scenery) I will look like a mess.... hopefully not but it is likely!

I am so excited to see my family and on the same note I will miss Jeremy terribly. His vacations are by bidding process and he couldn't get the time off! In fact, this yr he even has to work on my birthday! Last yr he was able to get it off and this yr he wasn't so he has to work :(

If I have a chance to post on vacation I will... if not, I will post upon my return on the 12th!

Say a prayer for a safe and fun trip for my dad and I!
:::hugs::::
Melissa